posted February 12, 2010 18:31
I was just walking back from the shops with the druidlings, when a car sailed right through a red light, missing the 3 of us by about a metre.

The driver, or course, was too busy talking on his mobile phone to bother looking out for red lights or pedestrians.

This is not the first time it's happened.

So, here's my idea for a geeky project...

It's basically a box with a mobile phone receiver, a directional antenna, some servo motors, and a heavy caliber machine gun. If an active mobile phone passes it at anything more than human jogging speed, **BLAM**.

The plan is to install them at every pedestrian crossing in the world.

Anyone want to help?

Mr. Geek 2UMember # 28663

posted February 12, 2010 18:44
Hello Mr. Druid!

That sure is bad a cell phone crazy almost ran over the Druid clan! My. My. My.

Would you want my cell phone invention, too? The cell phone explodes any time it senses it is traveling over 10 miles an hour!

Ka bloooie!

There are other models in the works that sense when they are turned on in movie theatres, or in restaurants, or in libraries!

Ka blooie! Ka bloooie! Kablooie!

Have a great day!

Mr.Geek 2U!

Ugh, MightyClubMember # 3112

posted February 13, 2010 05:53
Unfortunately, I think the morons that don't pay attention while on the cellphone would not pay much attention to the (driving) task at hand regardless of the presence of a phone. I'm sure they would quickly find some other distra-SQUIRRIL!

StibbonsMember # 2515

posted February 13, 2010 08:11
Anecdotally, the bad RTC-mobile link now seems to be stronger than the bad RTC-booze link

AshitakaMember # 4924

posted February 13, 2010 09:09
Whist you would only use the gun turrets on every corner for good, I am afraid that some other people might use teh gun turrets for evil.

I am looking at you texas.

dragonman97Member # 780

posted February 14, 2010 00:33
Might a similarly configured (i.e. dynamic triggering) cell phone jammer be a mite bit less deadly, though almost as effective?

Bonus points if it can target only the cell phones / mobiles of the offending parties.

ladyofevilnessMember # 30873

posted March 10, 2010 08:21
ppl are dumb thats what speaker phone is for lol

TheMoManMember # 1659

posted March 10, 2010 08:58
____ You are only half right, they are also too dumb to use the speaker function.

drunkennewfiemidgetMember # 2814

posted March 11, 2010 12:43
*gets news of an awful family emergency**tries to talk sister through tragedy while sprinting towards car in parking lot**dies*

drunkennewfiemidgetMember # 2814

posted March 11, 2010 12:44
*makes phone call in back seat of cab**dies*

The Famous DruidMember # 1769

posted March 11, 2010 13:27
'Collateral Damage'

GrumpySteenMember # 170

posted March 11, 2010 13:44
*steals the machine gun and sells it to finance his addiction to Steam's 75% off weekend sales*